Morild

MORILD is a symphonic prog band from Trondheim, Norway . They were formed in 2004 by Nils Larsen, Alexander Holand Salgado and Odd-Roar Bakken. The band members were a part of the band ADVENTURE but opted to leave and form MORILD. Before this the band had many pseudonyms including CONTRABAND, PLIGRIM, and HOME OF STORMS. ADVENTURE continued with Odd-Roar who has remained a musical partner with Nils over 30 years. John Anders Troset joined MORILD in early 2008 and has a strong vocal delivery that enhances the music. Odd-Roar and John Anders sung in the same choir, which brought new light to the compositions of the band.
The name of the band was derived, according to members, from "a light created by algae in water, in ancient times an omen from deep waters for fierce storms to come."
The band are influenced by the legendary Andy Latimer from CAMEL, Ian Anderson from JETHRO TULL, Kerry Livgren from KANSAS, Ken Hensley from URIAH HEEP, as well as PROCOL HARUM and MIKE OLDFIELD. The band members listen to traditional music and church music such as BJORN J:SON LINDH, and PEKKA POIOLA, TRANSATLANTIC, THE FLOWER KINGS, ELP, and Norwegian prog such as HOST, RUPHUS and AUNT MARY. The band are inspired and inject elements of these artists into their albums.
Despite the influences, MORILD have a unique sound, a specific mood that is distinctly Norwegian which "automatically colors the songs with the landscape and scenery that we have grown up with. There's a melancholy someplace hidden here, a kind of Scandinavian way, which you find folk and church music, to use the shifting pattern of minor and major keys and chords," recently pointed out in an interview.
Band members stated that, "MORILD is all about speaking to the soul and heart, rather than the cold brain. The music is not calculated, it's rather warm and with a strong melody line inside all those twists and turns. It is what comes natural for us, and that's how it must be. Music is all about passion and dedication; it's all about sharing a bit of your soul with sisters and brothers."
The music on the new debut double CD, Time To Rest, should appeals to fans of symphonic prog with all the features expected of the genre; a mixture of elements from different genres, intricate time signatures, reflective intelligent lyrics, a non commercial approach, lush keyboards that sound like symphonic strings, and extended songs that focus on musical virtuosity
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